The 80s were a wild time.
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It used to be the World’s largest amusement park. Now it’s crumbling.
A mystery man, to be sure.
Ohio is the most wonderfully weird place.
Let’s take a deep dive into how Columbus grew into the city we all know and love.
Have you ever wondered what part of Columbus would look like 10 years after humans?
Thanks to one brave Youtuber, you can see for yourself. Cooper Stadium was the home of the Columbus Clippers from 1977 to 2008. Since then, the stadium has sat empty.
Of course, there have been rumblings through the years. A…
Anyone that's ever been in any sort of abandoned structure has felt it, that silent buzz bubbling in the atmosphere.
Swirling and filling out a place, occupying the silence where there was once the bustling sounds of human presence.
The word is called kenopsia, it's defined as "the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that’s usually bustling…
There are a lot of indicators that people are from the Midwest. We are (generally) kind, we love football, and we get overly excited when anyone talks about our hometown.
But according to Twitter user @Alex_but_online, those aren't the only things we're guilty of.
[On a date] Me: Ok don’t let her know…
Remember when old Heff' opened up a Playboy Club in Columbus? Yeah, we didn't either.
With the passing of Playboy founder and magazine tycoon, Hugh Heffner, many are apt to look over his past exploits in either disgust or admiration. From publishing a magazine that featured such writers as Haruki Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, and Norman Mailer,…
Ohio has held a state fair for more than 160 years now, so it's steeped in history and nostalgia.
Cincinnati hosted the first fair in 1850. The state's Board of Agriculture wanted to have it the year before but had to cancel their plans due to a cholera epidemic. The fair's location hopped around until…